NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years

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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years
Would you like to work in dynamic, ethnically diverse, NHS community paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team - Early Years who prioritise training and supervision?
Our Speech and Language Therapy Team situated in the London Borough of Redbridge have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join us on a full-time basis to lead on our Early Years Pathway. We are a well-established service serving a diverse community. The post will ideally suit an established band 7 speech and language therapist looking for a new challenge or a band 6 therapist wishing to develop their skills and progress to a band 7 role.
Working as part of the team you will provide a service for children aged 0-4 years, presenting with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties within community clinics and early years settings.
You will be leading the team alongside another band 7 speech and language therapist to develop the early years service, share management responsibilities and the caseload.
Main duties of the job
In The Early Years Pathway You Will
- Lead on the Speech and Language Therapy Early Years Pathway in Redbridge.
- Deliver highly specialist assessment and intervention for preschool children with speech, language and communication needs.
- Provide specialist supervision and support for junior colleagues.
- Contribute to the effective delivery and development of the service.
- Actively develop and nurture close, coproductive working relationships with families and partner professionals across health, education and Early Years Support Services.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).


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High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
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